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New change to JSA claims process could see people waiting longer for first payment from DWP

New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance does not qualify for the £650 cost of living payment.

Daily Record

DWP facing pressure from 15,000 people to halt Universal Credit repayments

Universal Credit claimants say the Government is wrongly asking them to repay some of their benefits

Nottingham Post

Two million benefit claimants given fresh hope over £1,500 back pay in DWP court row

Four people have been given permission to appeal an earlier court decision that ruled in favour of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) concerning the treatment of legacy benefits

Daily Mirror

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“We shouldn’t have this level of child poverty in the UK", says charity boss on visit to North East

Save the Children UK boss Gwen Hines visited North Tyneside after figures showed rising levels of child poverty in the North East

Chronicle Live

Gordon Brown demands Tory leaders hold Cobra meeting amid cost of living crisis

Writing for the Daily Record, the former prime minister said the committee must meet up to find a plan to tackle the national emergency.

Daily Record

People on certain DWP benefits and low incomes can get fibre broadband for £15 per month

As the cost of living crisis continues, one way some people may be able to cut down on their spendings is to choose a new broadband package and the main providers can offer deals for those who receive DWP benefits.

Glasgow Live

Calls are growing for DWP to halt Covid Universal Credit clawback

MPs say repayment will cause hardship as around 15,000 claim the Government is wrongly chasing them to recover benefits cash

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Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown demands emergency budget before ‘financial timebomb’

A new report commissioned by Mr Brown suggested Government measures fell well short of addressing households’ needs

Evening Standard

'I had to sell my daughter's bike to pay the bills': How struggling families are facing the harsh reality of the cost-of-living crisis

'I feel like a failure as a mother. It breaks my heart'

Manchester Evening News

Six ways the Tories have repeatedly ignored Scotland

IN April, the UK Government released a report praising the “meaningful and sustained” work it had been doing with the devolved administrations.…

The National (Scotland)

Former PM Gordon Brown demands emergency budget before ‘financial timebomb’

A new report commissioned by Mr Brown suggested Government measures fell well short of addressing households’ needs.

The Independent UK

Gordon Brown demands 'immediate action' to ensure families can afford cost of living

The former PM makes the intervention in the introduction to a report by Loughborough University, which warned the government's flat-rate handouts will fall short of allowing families to cope with skyrocketing prices

Daily Mirror

Government support fails to offset losses for low-income households, report says

The report, commissioned by former prime minister Gordon Brown, found that the largest families would face the biggest losses.

The Independent UK

All we know so far about the second half of the £650 cost of living payment

Those who claim certain benefits started to receive £326 from July 14 - but when will the remaining amount, worth £324, start to be sent out to qualifying households?

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41 percent of kids in key worker families in North East living in poverty

One in five kids from key worker families are living in poverty across the UK with that number more than double in the North East, according to analysis undertaken for the TUC

Nottingham Post

DWP legal challenge could lead to 2 million people being awarded up to £1,500

The Court of Appeal will now decide

Daily Record

People on legacy benefits could be due £1,500 back payments as legal team wins right to appeal

More than 2 million people missed out on the £20 weekly Universal Credit uplift during the pandemic.

Chronicle Live

Martin Lewis fan saves £575 with 'unbeatable' savings account - here's how he did it

The woman saw a Martin Lewis show where information was given about the Government's Help to Save scheme and she decided to set up an account

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Chronicle Live

DWP reveal six groups may be eligible for thousands in backdated pension payments

The Department for Work and Pensions predict that some 237,000 over the age of State Pension may have been underpaid

Daily Record

Legacy benefits claimants still waiting for decision on legal appeal over £20 weekly uplift back payments

More than 2 million people on older-style DWP and HMRC benefits missed out on £1,500 in extra financial support during the pandemic.

Daily Mirror

Martin Lewis fan explains how they saved £575 with 'unbeatable' savings account

Help to Save was launched by the Government for low income workers claiming Universal Credit or Working Tax Credit - we explain how it works and how you can apply

Liverpool Echo

Six groups of pensioners may be in line for thousands in backdated payments

The DWP estimates around 237,000 people over State Pension age have been underpaid

Daily Mirror

'Hopeless Tories go on holiday as Britain faces nightmare of recession and inflation'

Real leaders would protect low and middle-income homes with Covid-style £20 a-week Universal Credit awards, inflation-matching pay rises and radical measures to cool fuel bills

Chronicle Live

Interest hits 1.75% in biggest rise in 27 years - here's what it means for you

The Bank of England has confirmed that interest rates will shoot from 1.25% to 1.75% - the biggest percentage point rise in some 27 years.

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak tear into each other as Britain heads for recession

Both candidates to be the next Prime Minister questioned the other's approach as Labour warned that the Tories "have lost control of the economy"

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